A Critical Meeting

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Canberra Star City

Billy stepped through door leading to the commercial passenger terminal at Canberra Star City. Quickly identifying a public information terminal, he walked towards it. When queried, he punched in the name "Siren's Call". The terminal quickly calculated a route to the Karaoke bar. Copying the route to his personal communicator he walked off in the direction of the bar. As he walked, he noticed small things that reminded him of old times. Sure, things had evolved, but remnants of the Vagrant Raiders where found wherever he looked.

Billy walked through the door to the Siren's Call Karaoke bar, a bit after the lunch rush. Fairly quiet, he walked over to the receptionist. Hello, I have a meeting scheduled, Taskmaster Escher gave me this location? The Receptionist immediately pointed Billy towards the back of the Karaoke bar, something Billy assumed the receptionist did fairly often. Thanking them, he walked back and opened the door. Fairly well appointed, the room was dominated by a large conference table. Billy, realizing he was the first to arrive, pulled out a small commercial holographic projector and put it down in the center of the table. Keying his communicator the projector hummed to life, and displayed a model of the Nightmare along with some general statistics.

Billy sat down and waited for his hosts from the Natio Octavarium.

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Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power.